Pakistan current account and balance of payments
The monthly current account balance and the rest of the balance of payments.
Latest figures
- Current account balance — monthly: -356.00 mn USD (September 2026)
- Trade balance, goods & services — monthly: -3.44 bn USD (September 2026)
- Secondary income balance — monthly: 3.87 bn USD (September 2026)
- Overall balance of payments — monthly: -4.39 bn USD (September 2026)
- Net FDI in Pakistan, BOP — monthly: 219.00 mn USD (September 2026)
The current account adds up Pakistan's trade in goods and services, income paid and received abroad (primary income: interest, profits, dividends) and transfers (secondary income, mostly workers' remittances). A deficit has to be financed by the financial account — foreign direct investment, portfolio flows and loans — or by drawing down reserves.
SBP publishes the full balance of payments every month in the IMF's BPM6 format, a few weeks after the month ends.
Current account
- Current account balance — monthly
- Trade balance in goods — monthly
- Services trade balance — monthly
- Trade balance, goods & services — monthly
- Primary income balance — monthly
- Secondary income balance — monthly
- Workers' remittances, BOP basis — monthly
Capital and financial account
- Capital account balance — monthly
- Financial account, BOP — monthly
- Net FDI in Pakistan, BOP — monthly
- Net portfolio investment in Pakistan — monthly
- BOP net errors & omissions — monthly
- Overall balance of payments — monthly
- SBP gross reserves, BOP basis — monthly
Questions
What is Pakistan's current account balance?
The current account balance was US$ -356.00 mn in September 2026 (State Bank of Pakistan); a negative figure is a deficit.
How much FDI does Pakistan receive?
Net foreign direct investment was US$ 219.00 mn in September 2026.
When is the balance of payments released?
SBP publishes each month's balance of payments around the middle of the following month.
Related topics
- Pakistan exports and imports
- Pakistan workers' remittances
- Pakistan foreign exchange reserves
- Pakistan external debt
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